MSU’s Tourney Hoops Stats (so far)

In Rounds 1 & 2 of the tourney so far, MSU faced two decently stout opponents in Bryant and New Mexico, resulting in games that weren’t pushover blowouts but were actually almost uncomfortably competitive through the first halves. Let’s dive into the the stats for the games - the “Four Factors”.

MSU’s Rebounding and Free Throw Rate correlate really strongly with the first and second round wins. It’s tough for teams to make up for those significant differentials in the other two categories despite the expectation that Rebounding (20%) and Free Throw Rate (15%) only cover 35% of win success.